About
The Barbourne Cider Co. is a small family business based in Worcester. We use methods and techniques that have been perfected by cider makers for generations. With assistance from modern technology we make tasty ciders for all to enjoy.
Barbourne continue to use many of the methods and techniques that have been perfected by cider makers in Worcestershire for generations such as using wild yeasts in the fermentation process. They take pride in only using freshly pressed juice to make ciders and have never added artificial sweeteners to their award winning range of ciders and perries.
The orchards Barbourne use contain some of the older varieties of cider apples which make some really distinctive ciders. Early in the season they press Foxwhelp with Bulmers Norman, Redstreak and Major with Browns Apple and Harry Masters Jersey with Browns Apple. Later on other varieties ripen such as Lavignee, Brown Snout, White Norman and Kington Black. The Kingston Black is fermented on its own and bottle conditioned later as a single varietal cider. By mid November Barbourne are picking and pressing Dabinet, Yarlington Mill, Ashton Brown Jersey and finally Vilberie.
Barbourne continue to use many of the methods and techniques that have been perfected by cider makers in Worcestershire for generations such as using wild yeasts in the fermentation process. They take pride in only using freshly pressed juice to make ciders and have never added artificial sweeteners to their award winning range of ciders and perries.
The orchards Barbourne use contain some of the older varieties of cider apples which make some really distinctive ciders. Early in the season they press Foxwhelp with Bulmers Norman, Redstreak and Major with Browns Apple and Harry Masters Jersey with Browns Apple. Later on other varieties ripen such as Lavignee, Brown Snout, White Norman and Kington Black. The Kingston Black is fermented on its own and bottle conditioned later as a single varietal cider. By mid November Barbourne are picking and pressing Dabinet, Yarlington Mill, Ashton Brown Jersey and finally Vilberie.
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml draft in a bottle from lowcostbeer.com. Pours gold, no head, still. Aroma of apples, vanilla, whisky, wood. Taste is the same with quite a prominent vanilla and bit of boozy warmth on the way down. Very smooth on the palate. Yeah its good.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Bladder bag at day 2 of the 40th Pigs Ear Beer festival, Round Chapel Hackney, 04/12/24.
Yellow to golden topped with a thin white crown.
Nose is mellow apples, sugar dusting, straw, grains.
Taste comprises bitter sweet apple, caramel, sugar coating, vinous.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Okay offering ... runs a bit too sweet for my liking.
Yellow to golden topped with a thin white crown.
Nose is mellow apples, sugar dusting, straw, grains.
Taste comprises bitter sweet apple, caramel, sugar coating, vinous.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Okay offering ... runs a bit too sweet for my liking.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2024
at 00:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravity pour at Steel City Beer Festival 2024, Kelham Island - Clear gold, no head. Pear drop acidity, comice pear grittiness, tannins, lively tang at the end.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2024
at 19:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
BIAB at Peterborough Beer (& Cider) Festival 2024. Pours unclear yellow gold with no head. Aroma: bittersweet apple, custard, vanilla, mild funk. Taste: moderate+ sweet, more bittersweet apple, somewhat tangy, light to moderate tannins. Medium body and flat.
Tried
from Bag in Box
on 26 Aug 2024
at 10:54
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[September 2022] Cloudy gold with no head and a soft diced cooking apple aroma. Taste is dry apples with some acidic sourness
Tried
on 30 Apr 2024
at 13:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
BIAB at Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival 2023. Clear golden colour, no head and aroma of whisky cask, oak, apple. Taste is tangy, tart , apple, oak, vanilla, whisky cask notes with drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry oaky tannic finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Bag in Box
on 12 Oct 2023
at 14:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
BIAB at Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival 2023. Pale yellow gold colour, no head and aroma of perry pear, floral, fruit, funk. Taste is sweet and sharp, perry pear, fruity fleshy, floral, with some acetic funk, acidity and tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, peary finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
from Bag in Box
on 12 Oct 2023
at 13:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Golden colour, no head. Aroma is some apples, earth, mild minerals with some yeasty tones. Flavour is apples, some herbs, minerals, yeast and mild alcohol sweetness to it.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2023
at 18:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
BIAB at York Beer & Cider Festival 2023. Clear golden colour, thin bubbly rim and aroma of pear, apple, fruity. Taste is sweetish, fruity, pear, apple with some funk & tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Bag in Box
on 14 Sep 2023
at 11:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bag in a box at GBBF 2023. Gold colour lasting white head. Very dry. Some pear character. Good pear juice. Fleshy. Good. Liked it a lot. Good perry.
Tried
from Bag in Box
on 04 Aug 2023
at 13:21